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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

1] Dedicated Bug Fixing Teams Sometimes there’s a push to create development teams specifically to close out bugs and defects, especially after frequent outages or to address long-term system neglect.  This  That’s great training for field sales engineers or support teams, but shallow for application developers.

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How to Measure Software ROI For SaaS Products

Userpilot

For custom software development in-house, consider factors like development, implementation, maintenance costs, staff onboarding , and missed opportunities. Calculating ROI for different software projects How you calculate ROI depends on whether you’re developing the software in-house or buying a SaaS solution.

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Creating a Product Launch Training Program

ProductPlan

Support’s training must therefore delve into far more detail. In the support training, the subject matter can extend into technical details. Building up a knowledge base and FAQ helps the support team out, so they have a quick reference. Over time, the most common support issues will have corresponding responses.

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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

Almost without fail, I find that the “maker” side of software companies (developers, designers, product folks, DevOps, tech writers…) and the “go-to-market” side of software companies (sales, marketing, support, customer success.) To delete the letters MVP from roadmaps and product charters. Here’s why….

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Creating a Product Launch Training Program

ProductPlan

Support’s training must therefore delve into far more detail. In the support training, the subject matter can extend into technical details. Building up a knowledge base and FAQ helps the support team out, so they have a quick reference. Over time, the most common support issues will have corresponding responses.

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How to Decrease Beta Testing Costs by 40%

Centercode

Here’s how running your beta tests with Centercode improves opportunity costs based on your role in the product development process. That means fewer show-stopping issues — and less damage control for your support team. But oftentimes, reactive decision-making ends up costing the time and money you were trying to save.

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Differences between B2B and B2C products

The Product Coalition

Having had experience developing and launching B2B and B2C products, it made me think about the differences between these two different product categories. #1 It might be complemented with a general customer support center, however a dedicated account manager for each of 10K clients is not an option. #3

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